Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho (Latin: Dioecesis Iacarezinhoënsis) is a diocese in the city of Jacarezinho in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.

Diocese of Jacarezinho

Dioecesis Iacarezinhoënsis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceLondrina
Statistics
Area13,369 km2 (5,162 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
437,000
380,000 (87.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 May 1926 (97 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Sebastião
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntônio Braz Benevente
Metropolitan ArchbishopGeremias Steinmetz
Bishops emeritusFernando José Penteado

History

Bishops

  • Bishops of Jacarezinho (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Antônio Braz Benevente (7 September 2010 – present)
    • Bishop Fernando José Penteado (5 July 2000 – 23 June 2010)
    • Bishop Conrado Walter, S.A.C. (10 August 1991 – 5 July 2000)
    • Bishop Pedro Filipak (8 February 1962 – 10 August 1991)
    • Bishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (29 October 1946 – 20 December 1960), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop Ernesto de Paula (22 November 1941 – 30 June 1945), appointed Bishop of Piracicaba, São Paulo
    • Bishop Fernando Taddei, C.M. (22 April 1927 – 9 January 1940)

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Mauro Aparecido dos Santos, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana in 1998
  • Elizeu de Morais Pimentel, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2001
  • Mário Antônio da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas in 2010

References


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